Grain saver



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. P. KLEIN amm sAvEn Filed oct. so 1922- 2 sheets-sheet z Patented Feld.26, i924..

UNTE STAT PETER KLEIN, OF ROSELAND, NEBRASKA.

GRAIN SAVER.

Application filed. October 30, 1922.

To all whom t 'may concern.'

Be it known that PETER KLEIN, a citizen of the United States, residingat Roseland, in the county of Adams and State of Nebraska, has inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Grain Savers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention is a grain saver and is adapted to be arranged between thebin and VWagon or receptacle being unloaded.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a device tobe arranged between the grain bin and a wagon or receptacle being loadedso as to prevent any of the grain from from being spilled on the ground.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a device ofthis character which is adjustable and is supported adjacent the grainbin where it can be readily arranged in operative position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a grain saving devicewhich includes a plurality of sections adjustably connected together andresilient means for holding the sections against the grain bin and wagonor receptacle respectively.

With the preceding and other objects and advantages in mind theinvention consists in the novel combination of elements, constructionsand arrangement of parts and operation to be hereinafter specificallyreferred to, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing,wherein- Figure l is a plan View of the device in use;

Figure 2 is a perspective of the same when not in use;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on lines 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on lines 4 4: of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail wherein corresponding characters ofreference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views thenumeral 5 designates a plate of sheet metal having one of itslongitudinal edges formed with clips 6 which are bent around a rod 7,the latter being provided with loops 8 loosely engaged in eyes 9arranged on the grain bin.

'Ihe opposite transverse ends of the plate 5 are bent upon themselves toadord channelshaped guides 10, while the extreme ends of this plate areextended in divergent relation to aord side walls 11. A metal plate sec-Serial No. 597,897.

tion 12 is provided and is formed with side walls 13 which extendparallel to the side walls 11 of the plate 5 and are provided withincisions or splits 13 which embrace the side walls l1 of the plate 5.These side walls 13 are further provided with longitudinal slots 14which receive set screws 15 carried by the side walls 11 and hold thesection 12 in adjusted position.

A plate section 16 is hinged to the rod 7 and like the plates 5 and 12are provided with side walls 17. Coil springs 18 encircle the rod 7 andhave their ends extended to aline against the plate 5 and section 16 andnormally hold the plate 16 against the grain bin.

Normally the device is suspended to lie parallel to the side walls ofthe grain bin but when it is desired to arrange the same in an operativeposition it is simply swung away from the grain bin to lie against thewagon or other receptacle being loaded. In the event that it isimpossible to back the wagon close enough to the grain bin the platesection 12 will be then adjusted to the wagon.

While I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, Irealize that various minor changes may be resorted to, without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed, therefore, I donot wish to limit myself to the exact details of construction shown, norto the combination and arrangement of parts.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In adevice of the character described a plurality 'of plate sectionsprovided with side walls, one of the plate sections being hinged to anadjacent plate section and adapted to lie against a structure upon whichthe device is supported, longitudinal guides in the intermediate platesections and receiving the lowermost plate section, and means forholding the latter plate section in adjusted position. f

2. In a device of the character described, a plate section having endwalls, a rod connected with one of the longitudinal edges of the platesection and provided with eyes, adapted to be hingedly connected with agrain bin or the like, a second plate section longitudinally adjustablewith respect to the first mentioned plate section, and a third platesection hinged to the rod, and resilient means urging the latter intoengagement with the grain bin.

3. A device of the class described comprising a central plate sectionhaving channelshaped guides extending along the side edges thereof,upstanding Walls arranged at said sides, an end plate section slidablein said channel-shaped guides, and having upstanding Walls cooperatingWith said aforementioned Walls to permit adjustment of said platesections, means for supporting said central plate section on a grainbin, and an additional end plate section hinged to the opposite end ofsaid central plate section and adapted to be urged against said grainbin.

4L A device of the class described comprising a central plate sectionhaving channel-shaped guides extending along the side edges thereof,upstanding Walls formed on said side edges, an additional plate sectionassociated With the forward end of said central plate section andadapted for slidable movement in said channel-shaped guides, said lastmentioned plate section having upstanding -Walls cooperating With theaforementioned Walls to permit adjustment of said end plate section withrespect to said central plate section, means carried by said centralplate section for supporting the same on a grain bin, a third plateSection hinged to the opposite longitudinal end of said central platesection and having upstanding side Walls cooperating with the upstandingWalls formed on said central plate section, and resilient means fornormally urging said third plate section against said grain bin.

lln testimony whereof I ax my signature.

PETER KLEN.

